If we examine the Hague Convention carefully, we see that it considers the offer of good offices a duty of every nation. In other words, such offers should be made whenever a dispute becomes critical and threatens to explode into… — Charles Albert Gobat Copy Share Image
Ordinary citizens are obliged and, if need be, compelled by force to meet their commitments. But let higher obligations of an international order be… — Charles Albert Gobat Copy Share Image
No government, no head of state, made any attempt to avert or arrest the Boer War. — Charles Albert Gobat Copy Share Image
It is highly probable that in most cases, war could be avoided or ended. For discussions allow passion to subside, and to persuade alienated… — Charles Albert Gobat Copy Share Image
If we examine the Hague Convention carefully, we see that it considers the offer of good offices a duty of every nation. In other… — Charles Albert Gobat Copy Share Image
It is true that I am not one of those who laugh at utopias. The utopia of today can become the reality of tomorrow.… — Charles Albert Gobat Copy Share Image
Compulsory arbitration is a practical instrument of pacification and, as such, it can and should be enacted by the Hague Conference. — Charles Albert Gobat Copy Share Image
